MolluscaBase - Placostylus guppyi E. A. Smith, 1892

MolluscaBase name details

Placostylus guppyi E. A. Smith, 1892

AphiaID

1312433 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1312433)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Accepted name

Eumecostylus guppyi (E. A. Smith, 1892)

Rank

Species

Parent

Placostylus H. Beck, 1837

Original name

Placostylus guppyi E. A. Smith, 1892

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1892). Descriptions of new species of shells from New South Wales, New Guinea, the Caroline and Solomon Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 486-491, pl. 40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940688
page(s): 489. pl. 40, fig. 6 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Solomon Islands

type locality contained in Solomon Islands [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Placostylus guppyi E. A. Smith, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1312433 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-12-01 02:37:16Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2021-08-01 13:25:51Z

changed

Herbert, David

2023-07-28 05:42:58Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Smith, E. A. (1892). Descriptions of new species of shells from New South Wales, New Guinea, the Caroline and Solomon Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1891): 486-491, pl. 40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31940688
page(s): 489. pl. 40, fig. 6 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality